Commercial real estate and office spaces
On September 3, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would let every approved lender use VantageScore 4.0, effective immediately. (The enterpris...
Sep 09, 2026 · 5 min read
Pittsburgh Takes Top Spot Among Best Midsized Cities for Gen Z
Sep 08, 2026 · 5 min readHome equity loans can provide seniors with access to cash without having to sell their home, though qualifying with retirement income and managing a new monthly payment can be difficult. This guide ex...
Sep 07, 2026 · 5 min readSummer’s done, and the hustle of fall will soon be upon us. Part of the background noise of the season will be the elections for state and federal legislatures. That includes the New York State Senate...
Sep 06, 2026 · 5 min read[Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series exploring disruptions, potential solutions and homebuilding’s business impacts of recent immigration enforcement initiatives. Part 1 is here, and ...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min readBill Pulte took to social media this week to say the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is “seriously considering” the adoption of a bi-merge credit report while also “studying” the usage of just o...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min read
Nearly four years after mortgage rates surpassed 6 percent for the first time since the height of the 2008 financial crisis, borrowing conditions for homeowners and prospective buyers have remained st...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min read
Century City has long been one of Los Angeles’ most concentrated office districts, but Reuben Brothers is betting that the area’s next chapter will look far more residential, experiential and luxury-d...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways A divorce decree alone does not remove your ex from the mortgage; only a refinance or loan assumption gets them off the loan. A refinance buyout lets one spouse take the home, pay the ot...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways Right after closing, federal law gives a 3-day right of rescission to cancel a reverse mortgage outright. After that window, you can still exit by paying off or refinancing out of the HE...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways A LESA is money a reverse mortgage (HECM) holds back to cover your future property taxes and insurance. It is triggered by the HECM financial assessment, usually when credit or income ra...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readTop 3 CRE Investment Strategies: Core, Value-Added, And Opportunistic Investments
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readMonday’s lawsuit settlement between Compass and Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) could have implications well beyond Washington state. An end to litigation comes as brokerages and multiple l...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min readIt may be peak hurricane season, but homeowners and real estate professionals in Florida are feeling far more confident this year when it comes to all the possible weather-related what ifs that could ...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min read
Retail real estate has never lacked data. It has lacked a reliable way to connect that data to the health of an individual store. A rent roll shows what a tenant is obligated to pay. Demographics desc...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min read
Residential · Condo Manhattan Development The Plan: At 44 West Eighth Street, the Goal Is a ‘Wonderful Visual Cacophony’ By Amanda Schiavo September 2, 2026 6:00 am reprints The exterior facade...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min readAs the need for affordable housing in the U.S. grows, the tax-exempt commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market is emerging as a potential financing tool to deliver more homes. New federal ru...
Sep 01, 2026 · 5 min readEverything You Need To Know About Commercial Foreclosures
Sep 01, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways A second mortgage is a loan subordinate to an existing mortgage. A home equity loan offers a lump sum that you repay over a fixed term. A home equity loan or HELOC typically becomes a se...
Aug 31, 2026 · 5 min readWhat does the Wall Street Journal have against nonbanks? That was my first thought when I read the Journal’s recent op-ed: UWM is a government mortgage canary. The op-ed used UWM’s announcement of a $...
Aug 29, 2026 · 5 min read